Seminars & Events

EXCITING NEWS!!! Lowell General Hospital has agreed to make Dogs & Storks® available through their Community Education program! Monday, April 9, 2018 at 6pm, hospital location TBD... stay tuned!

Just added:

Dogs & Storks® seminar at St. Mark's Church on Friday, 12/15/17 at 6:00pm

Dogs & Toddlers™ seminar at St. Mark's Church on Wednesday, 1/31/18 at 7:00pm

Dogs & Toddlers™ seminar at St. Mark's Church on Wednesday, 5/30/18 at 7:00pm

Registration form for seminars at St. Mark's Church is now available by CLICKING HEREor directly from that web page

Seminars are for HUMANS ONLY (sorry pups!) on a variety of topics. Available by arrangement for the members, employees, or clients of community groups, hospitals, medical facilities, or any group or organization interested in learning more about dogs or supporting families to become more Dog Aware™. Registration method is dependent on location. Please contact me directly for any presentation or group class scheduling information.

In addition to the ones listed below, other general seminar topics available upon request

Examples:

Should I Stay or Should I Go - discusses information to consider when deciding whether to attend or remain at a dog park

Can We Please Have a Dog?! - information to consider before adopting a puppy or rescue dog

Puppy Basics - tips and tricks for surviving those first few weeks with puppy

Scheduled Seminars: Friday, 12/15/17, 6-8pm at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 75 Cold Spring Rd., Westford, MA. Monday, 4/9/18, 6-8pm at Lowell General Hospital (specific location TBD). Is your dog as excited as you are about the expected new arrival? Does your pup appear to be more anxious and clingy, or sniffing new baby items with […]

Is your baby starting to sit up, move about, crawl? As exciting as this milestone is for you, it is very common for the family dog to be concerned by baby’s impending mobility. This is a time of rapid growth and change for babies. It’s hard enough for parents to keep up, let alone the […]

The Doggone Crazy!™ Child-dog safety program is a fun and interactive presentation that is adaptable for children from age 4 onward. It teaches children to be doggy detectives – to read a dog’s body language, make safe choices around ANY dogs, and begin the habit of being Dog Aware™. This is an empowering program for […]

Join me at Lowell Humane Society’s annual fundraiser walk in May! The Lowell Humane Society cares for over 1500 homeless animals each year. They also provide ongoing support services to help adopted pets stay in their homes. Your support and participation goes a long way to continue this great service to Lowell and its’ surrounding […]

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What Clients Say

Lisa Bert has completed 5 presentations to our 3-5 year old children at Westford Preschool at St. Mark’s. I would highly recommend this program for all young children. Her presentation was interactive and kept the children’s attention and interest. She was able to adapt to the different age groups. The feedback from parents and teachers

Anne DeardonDirector

Greetings from me and my happy, upbeat, confident beautiful boy. He is doing outstanding. We have had some episodes of going into the woods and trying to hide out on the trail, but I stay calm, love him and fill his face with treats and he comes out after a few minutes and we go

Tom Doyle and Chester Brown

We bought our dog from a reputable breeder with a long list of credentials. We read all the recommended books, and thought we were on the right track to have the perfect, well-behaved, well-trained dog for us and our three young children. Everything was great for the first couple weeks. We felt we were doing

The Spenglers

We recently rescued a dog. While we love him and he is the right dog for us, he also has some significant behavioral issues as he was a stray for an unknown period of time. We hired Lisa to help us with these issues. Lisa has deep knowledge about animal behavior and how to change

Jackie and William

Most helpful? “Signs to look for in dog when they aren’t comfortable.” Program? “Excellent. Presentation provided useful info to help adjust our dogs to baby. Slides were informative. Video clips were helpful.”

Expectant couple with male and female Puggles

“The class was very informative and my dog and I learned a great deal.” Would you recommend this class to others? “Yes, because of the relaxed atmosphere and knowledge of the instructor… Lisa is great.” Other classes you would be interested in attending? “Level 2”

Our family has had such a wonderful experience working with Lisa! We saw many positive reviews about her classes at Westford's Roudenbush Center and wanted to sign our puppy up for socialization classes right away. We were able to speak with Lisa on the phone prior to bringing our puppy home and she was so

The Babineau family

Most helpful? “How to interpret dog behaviors. Associating positive things for dog with baby.” Overall feeling, comments: “Excellent. Very good info, very well presented, definitely worth the price. Thank you!”

Expectant couple/veterinary technician

You were great not only with puppy info but also with working with our kids. Thank you! Info was very valuable.

Social Puppy class, December 2016 evaluation form

Most helpful? “Subtle behavior cues.” Overall feeling about the program? “Excellent”, “Yes” would recommend to others

Expectant mom/rescue worker, 3 large dogs at home

I knew you would appreciate this story. Yesterday I took Miranda to meet her brother to a puppy play time… They hadn't seen each other since they were adopted and his mom recently found me on Facebook. I thought it would be cute for her to play with a dog with her play style! So

Rachael Mead

We contacted Lisa to help us introduce a new puppy to our 2 adult dogs - 11 year old female lab and 8 year old male lab. We had a feeling that our oldest dog was not going to embrace a new puppy so wanted to do it the right way. Lisa was awesome -

Katie & Tanner DinningChelmsford, MA

Considering the nuttiness of the week, Cali did well. She's still stealing (it became apparent to me yesterday I am not as aware as I should be so I can work on the 'leave it') but she is getting much better about drop it (even with her ball so playing fetch is much more fun!).

Rachel Ward-Sullivan

We adopted our dog at seven years old from Buddy Dog in 2011. When we brought our newborn son home from the hospital 3yrs later, the dog had a difficult time adjusting to the shift in attention. He became very mopey and started whining and barking a lot more. We hired Lisa to help us

MarianneCarlisle, MA

We signed up for private lessons with Lisa when we first adopted our dog Sandy, a somewhat fearful adult dog. Lisa was great to work with, she taught us the theory behind how to teach Sandy using positive reinforcement. She was very flexible with times for the lessons and they were tailored to our specific

Tyngsborough Couple

Our English Bulldog Gussy began acting aggressively a little after our daughter turned one. My wife and I tried to correct this behavior as best as we could, but as nothing worked and as we heard/read about horror stories of dogs biting/attacking their "siblings" we got more and more concerned. We were very scared before

The Cudmore family

Most helpful? “Understanding dog’s signals, techniques to make it a positive experience bringing baby home.” “Yes” would recommend to others

Expectant couple with anxious 8 year old English Bulldog

My puppy Frankie is doing amazing. The classes are so well run and fun (despite the hard work for both puppy and myself)! It was helpful to be educated on how dogs learn as well as the basic training commands. Lisa is an excellent trainer/teacher. You can tell she is passionate about what she does.

Smart Puppy class, March 2017 evaluation form

Rocky now rides calmly in the car. Your suggestions were spot on and now he just lays on seat - no treats needed. It's so awesome. ???????????????????? and he's better at meeting people and walking without pulling much. I really liked the class even though I have trouble juggling the clicker treats and leash!! I'm

Alison Diaz

“Loved the class, it has been very helpful. Good training techniques. Would love a Level 2.” Would you recommend this class to others? “Yes, helps set up training outside of class.”

Family with elementary school children, adolescent puppy

I enjoyed every part of the class! First family dog so any and all training information is very helpful. What was least helpful and/or enjoyable, if anything? The only comment I have is that since this is the beginner class, it is often difficult to focus on the instruction or discussion while trying to manage